First Trust Indxx Quality Precious Metals Miners ETF (PMTL)

The First Trust Indxx Quality Precious Metals Miners ETF (PMTL) is an index fund from First Trust Advisors, a Wheaton, Illinois based ETF sponsor. It tracks an index designed by Indxx that focuses on companies engaged in mining precious metals such as gold, silver and platinum group metals.

The index applies quality screens, favoring miners with stronger financial characteristics such as profitability and balance sheet health, rather than holding every company in the industry. The fund's holdings span producers listed in markets around the world.

PMTL is listed on NYSE Arca.